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On Saturday, October 3, 2026, MITSUI OUTLET PARK SHIGA RYUO hosts Sky Lantern 2026 & Shiga Prefecture Urban Development Future Expo, a one-day event pairing a daytime expo celebrating Shiga's local charm with an evening finale where visitors light around 500 wish-filled lanterns across the autumn sky.
AltPlus has added a new playable Awakened Form, Mouchette, voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa, to the card RPG Morimens starting September 3, 2026, bringing a new event, pickup summons, and launch campaigns that include a chance to receive SSR Mouchette for free.
Moxy Hotels has opened Moxy Niseko Village, its debut property in the internationally renowned mountain resort of Niseko and the fifth Moxy Hotel in Japan, with 310 rooms and ski-in/ski-out access beside the Niseko Village Gondola.
From September 25 to 27, 2026, GRANSTA YAESU inside JR Tokyo Station hosts the third annual "Nakatsugawa no Kurikinton LOVER," a pop-up shop offering a buffet-style tasting of 11 varieties of Nakatsugawa's famous kurikinton chestnut sweets alongside creative kurikinton-inspired treats.
arma bianca has opened pre-orders for thirteen new Negative Happy items inspired by the 2nd MV, including trading glitter can badges, photo cards, apparel, and more, at the anime and manga merchandise store AMNIBUS.
Bricoleuse and the Ogasawara Village government are opening a small-group tour with a selection process from November 7 to 12, 2026, giving people considering a move to the remote Pacific islands a firsthand look at local jobs and daily life, with a preview online event on September 15.
From December 5, 2026 to February 28, 2027, Oirase Keiryu Hotel by Hoshino Resorts will serve "Ice Fall Afternoon Tea," a heated-dome dining experience featuring sweets and drinks inspired by the gorge's frozen winter waterfalls.
This autumn, Okayama International Hotel presents a moon-viewing lantern art display in its lobby, seasonal café and course menus themed around the moon, and special suite-stay plans designed for enjoying the season's long evenings.
The Prince Park Tower Tokyo will open reservations for its "New Year Plan 2027" from September 24, 2026, adding a countdown event with a million soap bubbles, a Miki Asakura concert, and other new activities for three generations to share near Tokyo Tower.
An online lottery for TV anime "Princess Lover!" launches on Kujibikido on September 10, featuring a fabric poster, tapestries, an acrylic panel, acrylic keychains, and can badges based on the series' artwork, priced at 770 yen per draw.
A Promise of Wizard collaboration is coming to Bull Pulu tapioca drink shops and the GK Store online shop from September 25, 2026, with trading can badges, acrylic stands, keychains, cards, stickers, and a tote bag themed around the wizards in Bull Pulu-colored diner outfits.
A limited Promise of Wizard collaboration campaign is coming to Bull Pulu tapioca drink shops from September 25 to October 18, 2026, featuring collaboration menus, original goods, and a special in-app login bonus.